Landscape Shifting Upsets In NCAA Week 4
Landscape Shifting Upsets In NCAA Week 4
Every upset matters in this shortened NCAA season. Check out all the action that went down in week 4!
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Week 4 of NCAA wrestling had another healthy dose of upsets, and a few freshmen notched wins that should get them into the rankings. Of the 18 upsets this weekend, half came against top ten opponents. Here's every one we could find. If you saw an upset we missed, email david.bray@flosports.tv or dm @_davidbray on Twitter.
125
Eric Barnett found an opening against #3 Devin Schroder, and he didn't let go of his opportunity (or Schroder's head). His big fall shakes things up at 125.
Eric Barnett, Wisconsin F;4:29 #3 Devin Schroder, Purdue
🚨 UPSET ALERT AT 125! 🚨@BadgerWrestling's @ericbarnett1117 pins No. 2 Devin Schroder at the end of the 2nd period. @trackwrestling
— Wisconsin On BTN (@WisconsinOnBTN) January 24, 2021
📍 @AutoOwnersIns pic.twitter.com/h4bXmcpf36
133
Northern Iowa's Kyle Biscoglia kept is solid season going with an upset over #15 Anthony Madrigal. His effort helped lift UNI past Oklahoma 23-13.
Kyle Biscoglia, Northern Iowa D;3-1 #15 Anthony Madrigal, Oklahoma
157
Kaleb Young's win over #6 Brayton Lee will give Iowa a few more projected team points in this week's team rankings. Rutgers' Robert Kannaird got a gritty, come from behind win over Elijah Cleary in a wild Rutgers vs Ohio State dual.
#8 Kaleb Young, Iowa D;4-3 #6 Brayton Lee, Minnesota
Robert Kannaird, Rutgers D;7-5 #25 Elijah Cleary, Ohio State
Kaleb Young TO THE WIRE. 💥
— Iowa On BTN (@IowaOnBTN) January 23, 2021
In one of the tightest matches of the 2021 season, Young hangs on in OT to stay undefeated against the Gophers in his @Hawks_Wrestling career.@ncaawrestling // @trackwrestling pic.twitter.com/SNVKtyIfiA
165
After being on the losing end of a couple upsets this year Thomas Bullard gets a nice one of his own over #6 Jake Wentzel. He's now 3-0 against the Pitt Panther. Keegan O'Toole finally got a crack at a ranked 165-pounder, and Rodrick Mosley took out Austin Kraisser.
#14 Thomas Bullard, NC State D;4-3 #6 Jake Wentzel, Pittsburgh
Keegan O'Toole, Missouri D;5-1 #20 Izzak Olejnik, Northern Illinois
Rodrick Mosley, Gardner-Webb D;5-2 #23 Austin Kraisser, Campbell
174
Both Runyon and Broderson got a win over #9 Mantanona, and both DJ Shannon and Jared Krattiger got a win over #12 Soehnlen. Murphy over Flitz rounds it out.
Lance Runyon, Northern Iowa F;2:10 #9 Anthony Mantanona, Oklahoma
#21 Julien Broderson, Iowa State D;4-3 #9 Anthony Mantanona, Oklahoma
DJ Shannon, Illinois D;2-1 #12 Emil Soehnlen, Purdue
Jared Krattiger, Wisconsin D;3-2 #12 Emil Soehnlen, Purdue
Austin Murphy, Campbell D;5-4 #18 Thomas Flitz, Appalachian State
184
Just when our rankers thought they had 184 figured out, both Zach Braunagel and Rocky Jordan took losses to Max Lyon and John Poznanski respectively. We'll see how the rankings look this week.
#14 Max Lyon, Purdue D;4-3 #7 Zach Braunagel, Illinois
John Poznanski, Rutgers D;9-6 #8 Rocky Jordan, Ohio State
197
Isaac Trumble's big win over #5 Nino Bonaccorsi put him on the map. Gavin Hoffman helped Ohio State win a squeaker with Rutgers by knocking off Billy Janzer.
Isaac Trumble, NC State D;6-1 #5 Nino Bonaccorsi, Pittsburgh
Gavin Hoffman, Ohio State D;3-2 #14 Billy Janzer, Rutgers
Count to 4!!!
— NC State Wrestling 🤼♂️ (@PackWrestle) January 23, 2021
Huge second period turn from Fr. @isaactrumble_ leads to his 6-1 win over #5 Bonaccorsi in his @PackWrestle dual debut. pic.twitter.com/P2WLXnaKxg
285
The top Greco heavyweight in the US now earned a ranked win by beating #10 Brian Andrews. Binghamton's Cory Day got a nice major over #18 Ben Sullivan.
Cohlton Schultz, Arizona State D;4-2 #10 Brian Andrews, Wyoming
Cory Day, Binghamton M;10-2 #18 Ben Sullivan, Army West Point